Gaels
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| + | "[[Thomas Crofton Croker|Croker]]'s [[Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland|book]] opened a new world of [[romance]], and introduced the English reader to novel varieties of [[elf]] creatures, with outlandish [[Gaels|Gaelic]] names; the Shefro; the Boggart; the Phooka, or horse-fiend; the [[Banshee]], a familiar spirit which moans outside the door when a death impends; the Cluricaune, or cellar goblin; the Fir Darrig (Red Man); the [[Dullahan]], or Headless Horseman."--''[[A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century]]'' (1899) by Henry Augustin Beers | ||
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"Croker's book opened a new world of romance, and introduced the English reader to novel varieties of elf creatures, with outlandish Gaelic names; the Shefro; the Boggart; the Phooka, or horse-fiend; the Banshee, a familiar spirit which moans outside the door when a death impends; the Cluricaune, or cellar goblin; the Fir Darrig (Red Man); the Dullahan, or Headless Horseman."--A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century (1899) by Henry Augustin Beers |
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The Gaels are an ethnolinguistic group native to northwestern Europe. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic. Historically, the ethnonyms Irish and Scots referred to the Gaels in general, but the scope of those nationalities is today more complex.
